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Antonio Gavrila: Tango Suite Buenos Aires
ByGavrila's Tango Suite Buenos Aires comprises the second half of the studio session, which opens with one of Piazzolla's nimble compositions, "Michelangelo 70," written to salute a nightclub in Buenos Aires where Piazzolla's ensembles often performed. Piazzolla also wrote the pensive "Introduccion al Angel," which follows, while Gavrila composed the enchanting ballad "Amor sin Palabras" (love without words), Marcello Rodriguez Scilla the graceful "Prelude en la Noche."
"Michelangelo 70" introduces the other members of Gavrila's impressive quartetbandeonist Walther Castro, guitarist Quique Sinesi and bassist Horacio "Mono" Hurtadoeach of whom plays an indispensable role on every number, nurturing and enhancing Gavrila's responsive piano. "Michelangelo 70" is classic tango, flaunting its rhythmic stamina and calling on every member of the group to respond in kind. The tempobut not the intensityslows on "Introduccion al Angel," while "Prelude en la Noche" has the sort of groovy ambience reminiscent of Piazzolla's best work. The gentle "Amor sin Palabras" leads to the suite's brief opening movement, "Tristeza," and those that follow: "Nuevos Tempos," "Nostalgico" and "Todo Piazzolla," each one a model of nuevo tango at its finest.
Gavrila and his companions perform every number with ardor and insight, earning Tango Suite Buenos Aires a splendid appraisal, one that would be even more favorable were it not for the album's meager thirty-three minute playing time.
Track Listing
Michalengelo 70; Introduccion al Angel; Prelude en la Noche; Amor Sin Palabras; Tango Suite Buenos Aires (Tristeza/Nuevos Tiempos/Nostalgico/Todo Piazzolla).
Personnel
Album information
Title: Tango Suite Buenos Aires | Year Released: 2024 | Record Label: Zoho Music
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